Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-02-12
A Thousand and One Interesting Items
from the Great Silver Centre
of the World,
The Mining Interests BOOming-SO-
ciety Lively, the Town Showed
in and the Schools Closed.
The Capture Of John Burns, the Al
legged 0utrager of Fifteen
Year-0ld Servant Girl.

A. j. Hall, A. B. Richardson and Frank
Bertas.
Mrs. G. NJ. Jeffrey is quite ill.,.
NJ S. Ascheim, our leading merchant,
has returned from business trip to
Butte.
+. p. Ferry is in town again.
Rollo Grant, son OF A. NJ. Grant,
formerly of the Ontario mill, is down
from Butte on weeks visit among his
friends
Nick Treweek is looking over his min
ing interests around Park City.
John Turner was over from lIeber on
Wednesday.
Thursday morning the Salt Lake train
was unable to come up to town from the
lower depot OH account of the deep snow,
and passengers and baggage were taken
down in sleighs.
The DAILY and Anchor ore and coal
teams were showed up in Empire canyon
Wednesday, and it was not until Thurs
day morning that they were able to get
through.
The late storms have caused falling
off in the attendance OF the schools of
over IS per cent, it being next to impos-
sible for the little ones to make their way
through the snow.
Mrs. Sylvester johnson has recovered
from her late illness, and is able to be
around.
Mr.. II. o. Young has been trou bled
again during the past few days with his
old affliction-heart disease.
Mrs. l.. p. Kendall came up from Salt
Lake Wednesday for short visit.
1t has been number OF years since so
heavy a fall of snow has been known in
the Park as that OF the past week 1t
commenced Tuesday night and contin-
ued until Thursday noon, during which
time more than three feet OF the beauti-
full came down. A heavy wind has
drifted it in some places to enormous
depths, so that snowslides can be looked
for where they usually occur.
Snow-plows have been running con-
tinually during the last week on the
Echo & Park City branch of the Union
Pacific Railroad, and it has been with
difficulty that they have heen able to
keep the snow from the track.
The seven months old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Nugent OF Lake Flat, died
Sunday and was buried Tuesday. Rev.
q. Nj. Geffrey conducted the funeral SER
vices.
Judge q. q. Snyder still is very low at
his residence on Park Avenue. The
Judge is suffering from jaundice and sew
eral times in the past week has been at
the point OF death, but has rallied each
time. All that kind friends and skillful !
medical assistance can do is being done
and it is the wish Of all that he NAV be |
around again soon.
Lanin, the "blood and thunder" as
sayer OF the Ontario Mill, who took a !
shot at the Marsac office boy few days I
ago, has been discharged and Gus /
Lubbock, an old and faithful assistant in |
the Office, has been promoted to the posi- |
lion. Gus many friends are happy with |
him over his deserved promotion.
Matt. ii. Hennesy, an old timer in the
Park, returned Il few days ago from !
visit to his old home in Saratoga, New |
York.
MIR. Geo. Oates, representing the Singer
Manufacturing Company, is in town on
business.
A Jolly time is expected next Monday
evening at the Knights OF Pythias social.
A couple OF whisky fights made things
pleasant for bystanders around the Post
Sfiice last Monday, Scot Hunter and
tommy LAWN being the principals in one
ma a Chlnaman and white man par
icipating in the other.
The Masonic ball, coming off next
Thursday is to be grand affair.
The Ontario school has been closed
lnce Wednesday noon on account of the
leavy storm, it being unsafe for children
o be outside Of their homes.
In the last week &c, 993 ounces of fine
liver bullion were shipped from Park
jlty. vi this amount 8,743 ounces were
rom the DAILY mill, and 1880 ounces
rom the Ontario.
The late Knights OF Pythias boom
GEMS to have gone over to the odd Eel
)ws, Tor that order is so rapidly increas
lg its members that new lodge will {
BON be Instituted. A large attendance
members from the Salt Lake lodges is I
expected up on the 2lst inst, and the a
'dges here are preparing to entertain a
lem royalty. Several new members {
ere initiated in Lodge No. last week. t
nd a spread was given in their honor at t
he Parlor Restaurant, which was hnoeIv e
lioyed by all present. a
Macklntosh's sampler received during \
he week IS, $50 pounds of Daly ore nn5 -
1880 poands Of Ontario ore.
Mr.: and Mrs. A. NJ. Grant, with their
N Rollo, are down from Butte for
eek 8 visit among friends. Mr.. Grant A
as formerly chief engineer of the Onta-
o mill, but resigned the position to take
large OF the Blue Bird works at Bur-
lgton, near Butte. Ill health has com II
'lled nun to take a months rest, and
Is down among old friends, all of "
nom give him hearty welcome back e'
: fark CITY. Mr.. Grant is as yet unde- pt
ied whether he will return to Butte hi
next week, commencing Sunday. re-. II
val meetings will be held in the Con- or
egatlonal Church, to be conducted hv AZ
e Rev. Alexander Munroc. Mr. MINI. pa
G was here few weeks ago. and did 81
me work, which has no doubt consnd to
3 return, 4 religious tide has strncL tn
., tark, and it il to be hoped that manv is
" take II at the flood Mr.. Nunrno 10
" be anxlously waited for vi,
Kew i. G. lliT returned 10 Salt IaLo ID
lday morning after two weeks earnnst
viva work here in the Ncthndi,,
lurch' Eight or ten conversions Lavn
en- made TO Christianity and nnarI,,
'ty nave expressed their desire IN Ia j.
irlstlans' The meetings will copiinnn wi
u week under the direction oC Bny, Su
W. jeffrey and q. T.. JAYNE. Snnciai me
rSyIces will be held SUNDAY morpimg cen
q evening, and while ineetinps 49," nre da
ing heId in the Congregational GhurrL' tie
o WIN ne no more at the MIethudigt 7 4
nrch. Mr. JclI'reys desires tLat ,'' nIi J.
,McliodlsI friends will attend fla
m"s meetings under the direction NJ mt
w. Muhroe at the Congregational ser
uIcl ana help 10 push ON thn ,,anJ 2 4
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